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we have a transitional government in place. it is a moderate government. the radicals are trying to undermined that government because it is a line with the united states. they want that government to be weak in the face of its people. they want to gain influence. that is also taking place on the wall in egypt. the salomon smith barney la fist, ultraright-wing part of the muslim brotherhood want to separate the government from the united states. these are calculated political ideologies taking place here using violent extremists to carry them out. megyn: it is still begs the question of why the administration would not just come out and say that's all happening and, as a result they tried to hit us and tried to weaken our resolve. that hasn't exactly been the messaging thus far. gentlemen, we'll see you after the prime minister's speech when you rejoin us again. we're awaiting the prime minister of israel expected to speak at the united nations in moments. [ female announcer ] with the e-trade 360 investing dashboard. free streaming quotes, all your invest
we have a transitional government in place. it is a moderate government. the radicals are trying to undermined that government because it is a line with the united states. they want that government to be weak in the face of its people. they want to gain influence. that is also taking place on the wall in egypt. the salomon smith barney la fist, ultraright-wing part of the muslim brotherhood want to separate the government from the united states. these are calculated political ideologies taking...
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spain's 10-year government bond creeping above 6% just one day after the government unveiled the 2013 budget, a spending plan called for increased spending cuts but not taxes. it could set the scene for spain to formally ask for a full-blown bailout. conditions coming under fire from italian prime minister who says conditions not be imposed and the imf shouldn't have an oversight role. conditions of making countries like italy and spain very reluctant to ask for help. the french president touting his 2013 spending plans today calling it a fighting budget helping growth, and includes 75% tax on those earning over a million euro, 45% tax on people earning 150,000 euro. critics are saying this sends a message france does not like the rich, is not open for business. it should be pointed out it is purely symbolic 75% tax rate because anybody with that kind of money affected already has their money out of the country. connell: some breaking news, coming out of the deutsche bank offices in germany evacuated because of a suspicious package found in the country, deutsche bank office evacuated.
spain's 10-year government bond creeping above 6% just one day after the government unveiled the 2013 budget, a spending plan called for increased spending cuts but not taxes. it could set the scene for spain to formally ask for a full-blown bailout. conditions coming under fire from italian prime minister who says conditions not be imposed and the imf shouldn't have an oversight role. conditions of making countries like italy and spain very reluctant to ask for help. the french president...
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by a quirk of government back in 2006 we gave the u.s. postal thofs rule it needs to free fund retiree health care benefits. it is the only federal agency that is required to do so. this is creating all kinds of financial turmoil because the post office can't afford to do this. that is very heart of sunday's $5.6 billion shortfall. >> heather: so more details for our viewers at home. that law passed in 2006, for the postal service to make an annual payment for ten years that would cover the retiree benefits for postal workers for 75 years. they want to restructure the fund. is that realistic long term solution and will that alone provide the relief that the postal service needs? >> you know, i think it is -- it very much the crux of this entire thing. that is huge lag on the postal service. what was responsible for last month's shortfall and what is responsible for tomorrow's short fall. we'll see one huge step in the right direction. but we have to keep in mind, here we have the post office which was established in our constitution. 225
by a quirk of government back in 2006 we gave the u.s. postal thofs rule it needs to free fund retiree health care benefits. it is the only federal agency that is required to do so. this is creating all kinds of financial turmoil because the post office can't afford to do this. that is very heart of sunday's $5.6 billion shortfall. >> heather: so more details for our viewers at home. that law passed in 2006, for the postal service to make an annual payment for ten years that would cover...
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our government has lied to us. they did it knowingly. our ambassador to libya isn't dead because of some film. he is dead because we failed to heed the warnings that an attack was imminent. it took the administration two weeks to acknowledge that this was a carefully planned terrorist attack. egyptian president new it and white house knew it but ours wasn't honest with it and tried to continue the official story about it that this was all about a film that insulted moe78d. real question why would the administration embarrass itself by hoisting such a whopper on us and then thinking we wouldn't find out the truth? why would they hold a memorial for the slain ambassador and not respect that his was not an accidental death from an overheated mob but was the work of cold-blooded islamic jihadists. did he wanted us to believe that the death of osama bin laden was the death of terrorism and al-qaeda? was it the same reason to this day the fort hood shooter has never been acknowledged as a terrorist? despite the fact he screamed a muslim slogan
our government has lied to us. they did it knowingly. our ambassador to libya isn't dead because of some film. he is dead because we failed to heed the warnings that an attack was imminent. it took the administration two weeks to acknowledge that this was a carefully planned terrorist attack. egyptian president new it and white house knew it but ours wasn't honest with it and tried to continue the official story about it that this was all about a film that insulted moe78d. real question why...
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we're seeing a different government in egypt and a different government in libya now. >> bret: at what point does it call for a dictator to leave? lose his power, 12 months, 13 months -- >> bret: so if we use military force and the dictator was out we'd still have all of these other humanitarian issues of transition. so i think, there, it is important for the u.s. to work in conjunction with the partners; particularly, our partner, nato partner turkey as well as the other regional powers that come to a path forward that can end the war, civil war this syria. secretary clinton has spoken on this many times. >> bret: all right. next up, we'll continue the conversation. add politics to it. more with the president's foreign policy after this break. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you e
we're seeing a different government in egypt and a different government in libya now. >> bret: at what point does it call for a dictator to leave? lose his power, 12 months, 13 months -- >> bret: so if we use military force and the dictator was out we'd still have all of these other humanitarian issues of transition. so i think, there, it is important for the u.s. to work in conjunction with the partners; particularly, our partner, nato partner turkey as well as the other regional...
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they govern the gaza strip. they say that these attacks, because of the response to the movie that has caused so much controversy and protest around the world. but cyberterrorism experts say that seven similar attacks happened months ago and they believe the movie is an excuse. senator joe lieberman believes that iran is behind these attacks in response to economic sanctions and experts say there is evidence that points to a ron, but there is definite evidence that the attacks came from someone in the middle east. the attacks began on jpmorgan chase and citigroup and now, wells fargo and bank of america and others are expected. here is the frightening part of it. these hackers who did this had a warning on the internet and banks could not stop it. it gives you an idea of how horrible the banking system is. the hackers did not access any information about the customers, but what they did was they shut down the online banking, and of course, banks rely heavily on electronics now, so it left him paralyzed. this gro
they govern the gaza strip. they say that these attacks, because of the response to the movie that has caused so much controversy and protest around the world. but cyberterrorism experts say that seven similar attacks happened months ago and they believe the movie is an excuse. senator joe lieberman believes that iran is behind these attacks in response to economic sanctions and experts say there is evidence that points to a ron, but there is definite evidence that the attacks came from someone...
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you know, you'll often have clandestine operations going on in which the government of libya did not know about that we had americans there that they did not -- the government didn't know, the terrorists didn't know they were there, and we were getting them out. there's all different kinds of -- >> greta: you don't get a ton of mail that -- what does joe trippi think about it? i asked you for the hypotheticals. >> i don't believe necessarily any one of these things, but something else is going on that the senate and other people are going to find out. press will find out over time, but none of what we're hearing makes sense. >> greta: unless it's incredible incompetence or deceit. those are the other two choices. >> right. i don't buy the deceit. i don't understand what you get for lying for five days. >> greta: why doesn't he come clean and explain? >> there's some reason they can't. i really believe that. there's some other thing going on that gets to -- that -- we are going to find out. now, the republicans will say, we're not going to find out till after the election. probably tr
you know, you'll often have clandestine operations going on in which the government of libya did not know about that we had americans there that they did not -- the government didn't know, the terrorists didn't know they were there, and we were getting them out. there's all different kinds of -- >> greta: you don't get a ton of mail that -- what does joe trippi think about it? i asked you for the hypotheticals. >> i don't believe necessarily any one of these things, but something...
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government spokesman says more than half the state has been inundated. water levels in the state's main river are continuing to rise. residents of lower-lying areas have been reinforcing in basements. a rescue operation is under way to move people to higher ground. >> onto sports now. in german soccer, as the country's top teams try to assert themselves early in the season, the reigning the champions are clearly in the spotlight. >> but they are hardly in top form. last night was a prime example when they battled against frankfurt. the match ended in a 3-all draw. >> the game could not have been more dramatic. dortmond took an early lead. frankfurt looked beaten, but quickly struck twice to claw their way back into the game. the first came from the 49th minute. just two minutes later, the equalizer. only three minutes later, dortmund still back the lead, but frankfurt were not about to admit defeat. anderson equalized to make the score 3-all. frankfurt maintain their unbeaten run, depriving the reigning champions of two runs. it is the second successive
government spokesman says more than half the state has been inundated. water levels in the state's main river are continuing to rise. residents of lower-lying areas have been reinforcing in basements. a rescue operation is under way to move people to higher ground. >> onto sports now. in german soccer, as the country's top teams try to assert themselves early in the season, the reigning the champions are clearly in the spotlight. >> but they are hardly in top form. last night was a...
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if al-qaeda is that strong in banghazi, the libyan government can't deal with this thing, what did we liberate there? al-qaeda is in the arabian peninsula, it's in anbar province, it's in libya, it's in pakistan. the main one, and hillary clinton just referred to it today, take a look at northern mali. it's the size of france. the affiliate of al-qaeda has taken over the place entirely. she seemed to suggest the attack might have originated there. right next door an american general has been in there. they're talking about a 3,000-man army to invade that area. what's at stake is obama's entire middle east policy and all this -- you know, queue sama is dead and year on a roll. >> sean: if there's a conscience cover-up, and we have intelligence officers confirming, they knew within 24 hours, but to protect obama, and the beautiful house he lives in that we pay for, the plane that he flies around in that we pay for, the helicopter he flies in, to get re-elected, he wants to crawl to the finish line. senate democrats today, it's only a show. they want to get to the bottom of this before e
if al-qaeda is that strong in banghazi, the libyan government can't deal with this thing, what did we liberate there? al-qaeda is in the arabian peninsula, it's in anbar province, it's in libya, it's in pakistan. the main one, and hillary clinton just referred to it today, take a look at northern mali. it's the size of france. the affiliate of al-qaeda has taken over the place entirely. she seemed to suggest the attack might have originated there. right next door an american general has been in...
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that's why a coalition of countries is holding the iranian government accountable. that's why the united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> the president's remarks came as anti-american protests raged overseas. he told world leaders that now is the time to figure out why things are so tense between the arab world and the west. but that even if an american made movie upsets a certain group of people, free speech will always be protected and valued in this country. >> let me be clear just as we can not solve every problem in the world, the united states has not and will not seek to dictate the outcome of democratic transitions abroad. >> so president obama will not tell protesters abroad to stop doing what they're doing. but he says he will continue to speak out forcefully against violence and extremism. back to you in new york. >> gretchen: peter doocy, thanks very much for that update. in the speech he still didn't call libya a terrorist attack. it's interesting to me that the obama administration and the spokesperson fin
that's why a coalition of countries is holding the iranian government accountable. that's why the united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> the president's remarks came as anti-american protests raged overseas. he told world leaders that now is the time to figure out why things are so tense between the arab world and the west. but that even if an american made movie upsets a certain group of people, free speech will always be protected and...
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government response has frankly been confusing. u.n. ambassador susan rice has said the attacks were not preplanned. secretary clinton said she had absolutely no information or reason to believe there is any basis to suggest that the u.s. ambassador was on an al qaeda hit list as a target. the state department said u.s. officials at that post never passed along the warning from the libyan government on militias and security in benghazi. now the administration appears to be backtracking a little bit, at least on the assertion about whether the attack was preplanned or not. but the take-away right now from the administration, when you take a step back and look at this information and the conflicts in the information, appears to be this. the americans on the ground failed to tell washington about the risks, so it isn't the state department's fault that they didn't stop it. well, why so much confusion? chris coons is on the senate foreign relations committee, he has been briefed on the situation. and first, sir, thank you very much for taki
government response has frankly been confusing. u.n. ambassador susan rice has said the attacks were not preplanned. secretary clinton said she had absolutely no information or reason to believe there is any basis to suggest that the u.s. ambassador was on an al qaeda hit list as a target. the state department said u.s. officials at that post never passed along the warning from the libyan government on militias and security in benghazi. now the administration appears to be backtracking a little...
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we need to get the federal government out of education. do you agree with that leadership vision and approach? >> i think there's an appropriate federal role, there's an appropriate state role, there's an appropriate local role. i think where there's a huge contrast is what president obama and i fundamentally believe is that education is an investment. we all have to work together to make sure every single child has a world class education. congressman ryan's budget, they view education as an experience, something that can be cut. so we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars. probably the best investment we can make. we want to continue to invest in k-12 reform. we want to kin to make college more affordable. we've had the biggest increase in spepell grants since world w ii. the contrast under congressman ryan he ryan's budget, they would cut head start programs, significantly less resourceses for children with disabilities and children who live below the pofrly line and potentially devastating cuts to higher education. that's not whe
we need to get the federal government out of education. do you agree with that leadership vision and approach? >> i think there's an appropriate federal role, there's an appropriate state role, there's an appropriate local role. i think where there's a huge contrast is what president obama and i fundamentally believe is that education is an investment. we all have to work together to make sure every single child has a world class education. congressman ryan's budget, they view education...
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the government saying we want to save you money. we'll push the hospital to discharge the patients as soon as possible, then we are going to say let's not re-add mitt that patient because that's costing us many millions of dollars. these penalty are involving some of the top hospitals in the country. big, big big hospitals. and the penalty will apply to all medicare payment to the hospital over the next several months. and the problem with that is what about care, bill? what is the government doing getsing in the midst of my hospital's medical care? if a patient had heart failure and they go home and god forbid they get worse i'm not allowed to re-add mitt them without getting penalty? bill: you are arguing this is a big decision. >> it's a business decision but even on that level i have questions about it because i don't think it's efficient. if you start penalizing hospitals they will start cherry picking patients. what about hospitals with tertiary care. they will say we have the sickest patients. now you are going to penalize us
the government saying we want to save you money. we'll push the hospital to discharge the patients as soon as possible, then we are going to say let's not re-add mitt that patient because that's costing us many millions of dollars. these penalty are involving some of the top hospitals in the country. big, big big hospitals. and the penalty will apply to all medicare payment to the hospital over the next several months. and the problem with that is what about care, bill? what is the government...
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is to recognize the right of the palestinians to self governance. the people of palestine to make decisions regarding their own future. why is it that palestine is such an issue of contention for iran between iran and israel and why does the u.s. feel like they need to be so intimately involved well the issue of palestine is not an issue for iran despite that moment from from the iranian president from president ahmadinejad iran has a concern with israel it doesn't have a concern with palestine i think that's rhetoric designed for his own base and in that particular instance the president is explaining what his language means that he's not saying we will wipe israel off the face of the earth which isn't a phrase that exists in persian but he's saying we will wipe oppression off the face of the earth fine but the reality is iran is not doing the palestinians any favor the one ironically the one thing that we can say that's you know who has won in this battle over iranian red lines he has won a year in which no one most notably his main sponsor the un
is to recognize the right of the palestinians to self governance. the people of palestine to make decisions regarding their own future. why is it that palestine is such an issue of contention for iran between iran and israel and why does the u.s. feel like they need to be so intimately involved well the issue of palestine is not an issue for iran despite that moment from from the iranian president from president ahmadinejad iran has a concern with israel it doesn't have a concern with palestine...
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solo power was given a $197 million government loan guarantee. solo power chief executive is trying to deflect comparisons to solyndra. he says demand for his product is high and the price is right. but one insider says, "there t risk is i don't want to say high, but it's certainly is there for this company to fail." the president of solopower donated more than $30,000 to president obama's 2008 campaign. >>> the issue of energy is apparently a sensitive one for the president. the "washington examiner" reports clean coal advocates for banned from entering two campaign events this week. tuesday, supporters had their clean coal t-shirts, hats and signs confiscated at a rally in virginia, featuring vice president bite bite. thepresident -- vice president biden. the american coalition for clean coal electricity says this has been happening for months. rereached out to the obama campaign and have yet to hear back. >>> finally, politico roger simon wrote a satire of vice presidential nominee paul ryan this week using this quote. "he has been marching ar
solo power was given a $197 million government loan guarantee. solo power chief executive is trying to deflect comparisons to solyndra. he says demand for his product is high and the price is right. but one insider says, "there t risk is i don't want to say high, but it's certainly is there for this company to fail." the president of solopower donated more than $30,000 to president obama's 2008 campaign. >>> the issue of energy is apparently a sensitive one for the president....
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so we need to recognize that not all the work needs to be done by government. we should look to the communities because especially because in many of the countries they are not countries that have the individualistic mindset that we have they are countries -- >> this is what we are seeing through the state department through u.s.a. id. the funds are being filtered into the middle east countries and areas with huge transition and the money is going to train and arm these ngo's and organizations on the ground to work within the communities. what we do see is it is a far more effective channel than us going in as americans and telling us here is how you should implement. >> and gauge to make sure that it is going to the proper places. is we have a reporting process that we did this here and this is what the change that we saw. >> many do and again from as the united states perspective it's different but in the countries my experience is in america, is a really pay attention to this international treaties and they pay attention to and they use them to -- and it is
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president obama was there and extolling the company and the government's role in it. and form mayor rudy guiliani joins us to talk about romney and taxes, is romney is good candidate? we'll ask him. and nokia and research in motion, the down side of apple's success. we'll follow them at the opening bell next. sometimes investing opportunities are hard to spot. you have to dig a little. fidelity's etf market tracker shows you the big picture on how different asset classes are performing, and it lets you go in for a closer look at areas within a class or sector that may be bucking a larger trend. i'm stephen hett of fidelity investments. the etf market tracker is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. get 200 free trades today and explore your next investing idea. >> we're still expecting a 50 point gain for the dow when that opening bell stops ringing and we start trading, but there's a big negative number out there this morning, released about an hour ago. gdp, gross domestic products, our big picture economy grew only at an annual rate of
president obama was there and extolling the company and the government's role in it. and form mayor rudy guiliani joins us to talk about romney and taxes, is romney is good candidate? we'll ask him. and nokia and research in motion, the down side of apple's success. we'll follow them at the opening bell next. sometimes investing opportunities are hard to spot. you have to dig a little. fidelity's etf market tracker shows you the big picture on how different asset classes are performing, and it...
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for we want as much money as we can get and we'll doll -- dole it out as we see fit there are some government programs that work but most don't. education for example can't be improved from washington. it has to be done from your hometown. you guys have to do it by forcing local school administrators to impose discipline and actually teach the children subjects that matter. when americans vote in november, they will be voting for one of two things. the free marketplace, capitalistic approach espoused by mitt romney or the social justice spread the money around approach championed by the president. america is a changing country, that's why n bad economy president obama is hanging tough. and that's the memo. now for the tore story tonight. preparing for the big debate. president obama training in nevada. you may have heard my opponent and i are going to have a debate i'm looking forward to it? >> we are too. >> the media is speculating who is going to have the best zingers, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay mitt romney already in denver prepping for wednesday's big event. with us
for we want as much money as we can get and we'll doll -- dole it out as we see fit there are some government programs that work but most don't. education for example can't be improved from washington. it has to be done from your hometown. you guys have to do it by forcing local school administrators to impose discipline and actually teach the children subjects that matter. when americans vote in november, they will be voting for one of two things. the free marketplace, capitalistic approach...
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i'm going to change the government, but i have to wait to meet with the congress. lou: that is president obama who is cutting that. >> my point is that is the romney slogan. i have been running for president for six years, here is what i'm going to do. i think that is why it -- lou: if you are telling the truth, both of you have said the same thing, the voters want specificity and they want to plan. why in gods name would they not want performance and a plan from the president of the united states who has failed to this point in his administration. their point is that according to the polls, is that we don't particularly have confidence in obama, but we have less and governor romney. this is not good news for the president. it's very governors. lou: basically what you're saying to me is, this president, who has blamed his policy failures on his predecessor, now has the wonderful advantage of running against an opponent who he can blame prospectively for the next four years. without even following the scenario. >> the thing that amazes me, i look at the polls and i
i'm going to change the government, but i have to wait to meet with the congress. lou: that is president obama who is cutting that. >> my point is that is the romney slogan. i have been running for president for six years, here is what i'm going to do. i think that is why it -- lou: if you are telling the truth, both of you have said the same thing, the voters want specificity and they want to plan. why in gods name would they not want performance and a plan from the president of the...
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interestingment. >> reporter: the mexican government has remained silent. unwilling to criticize it northern neighbor. >> they only want the benefits from the politics. >> reporter: the univision identified 60 additional weapons tied to fast and furious. but it's the victims at a birthday party that outrages critics. paul ryan joined 30 house members calling for attorney general eric holder's resignation. martha: should eric holder resign u.s. attorney general because of all of this? one official at justice resigned and another retired in the wake of this scandal. another 14 officials may face disciplinary actions because of operation fast & furious. jay sekulow from the center for law and justice has behind this pursuit. for so long we heard about brian terry and we heard about the others in mexico who were also affected by operation fast & furious. now to hear these parents, to see the faces of these teenagers and to see the blood in the hallway on the ground and to know in some cases it has been traced back to these guns is heart wrenching. >> it many he
interestingment. >> reporter: the mexican government has remained silent. unwilling to criticize it northern neighbor. >> they only want the benefits from the politics. >> reporter: the univision identified 60 additional weapons tied to fast and furious. but it's the victims at a birthday party that outrages critics. paul ryan joined 30 house members calling for attorney general eric holder's resignation. martha: should eric holder resign u.s. attorney general because of all...
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they were protesting the government's decision to cut spending by 12 billion euro. the spending cut is required for getting financial aide from the european union and the international monetary fund. protesters throwing fire bombs and stones clashed with police. they all set fire to stores. workers at schools and public transport authorities joined the strikes. tourism sites were closed. it was the first general strike since the current administration took power in june. >>> stock prices around the world are headed lower on wednesday. investors continue to threat over the situation in europe. and for more, we're joined by our business reporter at the tokyo stock exchange. how are japanese stocks kicking off this morning? >> the nikkei fell below 9,000 on wednesday hitting a two-week low and it is moving below that level. it's now heading -- trading below 8,900. let's look at the levels. the nikkei is $8864 down half a 1%. and topix down half of 1%. now at 739. the dow jones finished at 13,413 down about a third of 1% and the nasdaq at 3093 dollars. those declines ha
they were protesting the government's decision to cut spending by 12 billion euro. the spending cut is required for getting financial aide from the european union and the international monetary fund. protesters throwing fire bombs and stones clashed with police. they all set fire to stores. workers at schools and public transport authorities joined the strikes. tourism sites were closed. it was the first general strike since the current administration took power in june. >>> stock...